Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-11-03
AROUND A GREAT STATE.
PENINSULAR POINTERS.

There was good sleighing at Petoskey
on the 9th of October.
Alma farmers are gong TO engage ex-
tensiyely I'm ce,ery raising.
A Battle Creek man sOlemnly announced
the enl Of the world for Nov. /.
Sojourner Truths grandson, w. F..
| Boyd, is dying of consumption at Battle
| Creek.
Mrs. Calvin Pratt. aged 81 pioneer Of
Branch count. died at COldwater, few
days ago.
TIE plstofIlce at Jennisonyille was
rob1cd of S125 in stamps and money the
other day.
Eenzle county will hold an election
| some time in November on the question of
| local option.
A thick. rich vein OF coal has been
struck in the new diggings at the Corun-
| ma coal mines.
Burglars gained entrance to the Office of
| the CONNER cill mills in Constantine and
took $3.50 in gold.
Mrs. G. ii. Tamage Of Marshall was
tnrrbly burned while lighting gasoline
stove the other morning.
George Coleman of lngersoll township,
Midland county, was instantly killed at a
| logging bee the other day.
Edward T.. Cook has been held for trial
at Fl mt on charge Of bigamy. Cook has
| three wives and no divorce.
folks of a hopeful turn Of mind are
! spading up South Fox island, Lake Michi-
| gan, looking for hidden treasures.
A party of Grand Rapids and lonia
hunters have gone to the north shore OF
Lake Superior for little "outing."
Tie supervisors of Clare county have
changed their mind again and will prose-
cute jim Carr of Devils Ranch" fame.
George Eggleston, aged 49, and Tim
| Collins, his stepfather, have been caught
in the pewter nickel business at Muske-
gOn.
c. w. Leavitt's barn at Leavitt, togeth-
er with live stock and seasons crops, was
destro. ed by fire the other day. Loss
| /; 3, 200.
Came Warden Smith did up 20 violators
of the game laws in the state during the
past month and collected fines TO total
of $500.
Robert Brockell, a well. known farmer
| Of Pavilion, Kalamazoo county, fell from
a wagon the other evening, and died from
injuries.
Louis Gates, who tried to kill Eliza
Buchanan because she would not marry
him, h is been sentenced to five years In
jackson.
1t is prophesied that T. T. Barry will
some time rule the X. of l.. from East
Saginaw, as Mr.. Powderly does now from
Scranton, Pa.
William Cole, member of the Reed
City base ball club this season, died of
typhoid fever at his home near Plymouth,
the other day.
A movement is OH foot to transfer Iona,
Clinton and Shiawassee counties, from the
Catholic diocese OF Detroit to that of
Grand Rapids.
Moses Cressier of Schoolcraft, went to
Hicksville, o., called there by the death
of his son, and before reaching there his
wife also died.
Business men of Benton Harbor pro.
pose, II official sanction can be obtained
TO build a large and substantial dam across
Paw Paw river.
The Baptist state convention adopted a
resolution tavoring prohibition and in
dorsng all legitimate means for making
liquor traffic unlawful.
Albert Rowles left Bellevue month
ago for California, where he expected to
10 ate. He has returned, satisfied that
there Is no state like Michigan.
The Michigan salt association has decid-
ed not to manufacture salt from December
TO April next, the object being to reduce
the large surplus now on hand.
Congressman Fisher sent the farmers of
Bay county turnip seed that produced 200
bushels to the acre, and now every farmer
IN that county is solid for Fisher.
Dolsen Chapen & Co., of Bay City have
brought suit against Sibley & Bearinger
fol nominal damages at 100000 for
breach of contract in lumber deal.
All the Detroit liquor cases before the
supreme court, designed to test the consti-
tutionality of the new law, have been put
over to the January term of court.
The records of Charlevoix county, sup
posed TO have been destroyed in recent
courthouse fire, only had covers burned
off and will permit of transcription.
Mrs. p. b. Hunsicker's store at Wood
land was entered by burglars the other
night The safe was blown open. and 5000
in cash, with valuable papers, taken.
Clinton Il. Conger of st. Clair county
has been appointed mechanical engineer
| in connection with the Office of commits
| sioner Of railroads under the new law.
Charles Ortman of Detroit, has pur-
| chased 80. 900, 600 feet of pine land on the
Yellow Dog and Mlchigamne rivers, in
upper peninsula. Consideration SIS, 600.
The FIRST case tried in the United States
! court at Bay City related to beer. Best of
Milwaukee, sued Schucker & Hopp of
Bay City, to recover $40, 900, and won his
case
ii. McNary 81 Son Of West Leroy, Cal.
houn county, have sold 13 Holsten cattle
, to Washington territory party for 81 900.
, The cattle have been shipped to the far
| west
David Morgan, president and genera
manager of the Republic iron company OF
Marc cite, and one Of the richest men In
! the Il on world, died at Ashville, N. c., on
the 9th ult.
DIR. Hal. G. Wyman Hon. Marcus Pol
lasky and Secretary Storrs of the state
board of corrections and charities, have
been making tour of inspection through
| Wsco. sin.
Tetrolt capitalists propose to form a
J company and pipe the Mt. Clemens min
! eral water to Detroit, where they will
I erect magnificent hotel and bathing es-
/ tablishment.
! The 10th annual meeting of the national
! grange begins at Lansing Nov. 10 and
continues eight days Thirty-three states
will be represented, both by delegates
and exhibits.
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Eugene Plum of Cedar Springs was